What a great book for spooky season. C.J. Cook writes amazing atmospheric, haunting reads, and this book was no different. I really enjoyed the dual timelines and multiple POV’s. The past POV was my favorite and I love reading about Alison and her trial as a witch. It is just so horrifying that so many were persecuted as witches, because they were misunderstood. I had recently read a non-fiction book about trials and witches, so this was a nice follow up to that. Since I had just read this book, I could tell that the author had done their research and really paid attention to how real witches were treated, which was a nice treat. The author’s note really sealed the deal for me The present POV was interesting, and I also enjoyed reading it. I do think that some of the cursory POV’s were a little distracting, and I wasn’t exactly sure how they added to the story, but overall, there weren’t so many that it really took away from the story or upset me immensely.

I followed along with this one on audio and really enjoyed the experience. The narrator did a nice job with the book and nailed the characters.

Thank you to the publisher @berkleypub and @netgalley for the e-arc and @prhaudio for the audiobook. All thoughts are my own.